URGENT NOTICE
MB Residents
The League of Women Voters has a School Board Forum scheduled for tonight which we posted in our Newsletter under Public Announcements last Monday and encouraged our readers to attend to learn about the candidates.
We wish to inform our readers that 3 candidates have decided to not attend due to last-minute restrictions placed on the candidate’s speeches and responses to questions.
The following statement was sent to the League by the 3 candidates, and they asked the moderator to read it to the audience so their voices can be heard as to why they are no longer participating in the forum.
The Trifecta has decided not to participate in the League of Women Voters (LWV) forum today at Mira Costa High School for a number of reasons. We agree with the rules presented to us earlier this month that personal attacks, innuendo or disparaging remarks regarding other candidates should not be permitted. However, we were contacted yesterday by the LWV to let us know that any criticism of the existing school board’s decisions, actions or inaction was also off limits. They told us specifically to “delete the references to the current board.”
One of the core reasons the Trifecta is running for school board is because of certain board actions, one of which is that parents do not feel that they are being heard and that they are being stifled or yet ridiculed if they speak up. We have come to the conclusion that by limiting our discussion regarding the school board, this forum is doing exactly what we are trying to change: not allowing for civil conversation that differs from the current sitting board. Critical to the success of our candidacy is our ability to inform the community of the past actions of the school board, and our plans to move the board in a different/better direction.
We want to encourage the public to attend the Chamber of Commerce forum on Thursday, September 29 at Mira Costa High School at 5:30p where we will be able to be transparent, uncensored, and free to respectfully share our views and solutions with the community.
Sincerely,
Christy Barnes, Johnny Uriostegui, and Mike Welsh
To reach out to the Trifecta, please contact them at Trifecta4MBUSD@gmail.com
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